Chronic Pain Alters Drug Self-Administration: Implications for Addiction and Pain Mechanisms

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-366

  Martin, Thomas J ^a   Ewan, Eric ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amygdala; chronic pain; clonidine; opioid; reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; NEUROBIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; NEURONS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 54049118930     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013597     Document Type: Article

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